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Kookynie - WA 

Populated Place Town
Caravan Park Rubbish Bin,Tip Fuel Water Supply Toilet Pub Food,Shopping Camp Fee Resort,Motel
PlaceID61435
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Latitude29.33486º S 29º 20" 5.5' S
Longitude121.4908º E 121º 29" 26.96' E
Altitude407
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 Weather & Climate
 Recommended Reading
 What Others Say
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 Description of Kookynie
Kookynie is situated 70km north east of Menzies by road and is part of the Shire of Menzies. Nowadays the town, commonly referred to as a ghost town, caters for many tourists, prospectors, fossickers, mining and exploration companies, pastoralists and a local population of thirteen.

The Hotel offers an excellent collection of historic photographs, antique bottles and memorabilia from Kookynie’s past.
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The Old Miner's Cottage is the last timber and iron building remaining in Kookynie from the turn of the 1900's and along with the Grand Hotel, old shops and the Cosmopolitan hotel ruins are the only remaining structures left offering a glimpse of it's past.
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 Weather & Climate for Kookynie

Closest Weather Station

Leonora at 00:00 06 Jul WST
Distance from Kookynie 52.51km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
12.0°C 9.6°C 72% 7.1°C -hPa 1023.9mm SSW 9km/h
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Closest Climatic Station

Leonora
Distance from Kookynie 52.51km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.935.332.727.9 22.818.918.420.5 24.928.732.335.4
Mean Min. °C 21.720.918.614.8 10.27.36.06.9 10.013.517.020.0
Mean Rain mm 24.229.629.020.5 24.725.218.616.3 9.19.311.616.7

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 Treks passing Kookynie
Goldfields Loop
Go back to the turbulent days when new towns sprouted soon after a gold find only to turn to ruins after the gold dried up. The trek paints the picture of the gold rush days in WA, the jubilance and hardships faced and the towns that survived. [Feature Story]

 Places within 5km of Kookynie
Kookynie Airstrip [0.86km]  
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Mctavish Hill [2.82km]  
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Kookynie Airstrip [0.86km]
Mctavish Hill [2.82km]

 Recommended Reading for Kookynie
Item Image Natmap Raster 2005
This NATMAP Raster was released in April 2005. This is a 4 CD set that contains all 1:250 000 scale NATMAP topographic maps covering Australia, published to December 2004.
Item Image Natmap Raster 2005: Premium - DVD
This new NATMAP Raster was released in April 2005. This is a 2 DVD set that contains all 1:250 000 scale NATMAP topographic maps covering Australia, published to December 2004.
$119.00 [Add to Cart]
Item Image Goldfields & Esperance
Excellent, detailed map including camping areas, caravan parks, picnic areas and covers major towns and attractions. This map includes a regional map as well as towns maps and descriptions of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Coolgardie, Kambalda, Norseman, Esperance and Cape Le Grand.
Item Image Mid West
Excellent, detailed map including camping areas, caravan parks, picnic areas and covers major towns and attractions. Also includes town maps and information on Cue, Gascoyne Junction, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Mullewa, Sandstone, Wiluna and Yalgoo.
Item Image Mid West South West WA
On one side, this map covers from the Overlander Roadhouse, in as far as Kalgoorlie and down to the south coast. The other side is zoomed in and covers from Yanchep down to Pinjarrah and in as far as York. It also has a CBD map of Perth and Fremantle as well as a map of Rottnest Island.
Item Image Great Desert Tracks of Australia SW
This is just one map from the 6 map set of the Great Desert Tracks Map Pack. This particular map covers the Gunbarrel Hwy, Great Central Road, Connie Sue Hwy and David Carnegie Road.
$14.95 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
Item Image Gunbarrel Hwy
This section of the Gunbarrrel Highway, explored and surveyed by Len Beadell in 1958, is shown on this map complete with GPS readings. It links with the Canning Stock Route and Tanami Track, a circular route popular with many 4WD travellers.
Item Image North-West Australia
This map includes a map covering the northwest of Australia from Perth to Darwin. It includes a small amount of information on locations covered by the maps, as well as climate profiles and a road distance chart. Comes in a Plastic Wallet.

 Important Notes
Whilst indicating location of water supplies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources.